Mark Smithivas

September 30, 2009

Update from No Games Chicago - We're in Copenhagen!

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From: No Games Chicago <nogameschicago@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 1:56 AM
Subject: Update from No Games Chicago - We're in Copenhagen!

No Games Chicago Update

We're in Copenhagen!

September 30, 2009

THE 2016 COMMITTEE HAVE 300 PEOPLE IN COPENHAGEN. OPRAH IS THERE. THE FIRST LADY IS THERE. THE PRESIDENT IS ON HIS WAY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE IOC?

EMAIL US YOUR
COMMENTS FOR THE IOC TO INFO@NOGAMESCHICAGO.COM

WILL YOU BECOME A NO GAMES CHAMPION?

WE'RE LOOKING FOR 300 PEOPLE TO DONATE AT LEAST $30 EACH DURING THE FINAL 30 DAYS TO THE IOC'S DECISION ON OCTOBER 2.

YOU CAN MAKE A NON DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION VIAPAYPAL,

OR YOU CAN MAKE A CHECK MADE OUT TO
"No Games Chicago"
and mail to us at

No Games Chicago
P.O. Box 6815
Chicago, IL 60680

NO GAMES DELEGATION IN COPENHAGEN!

We may not be as photogenic as Oprah or as athletic as Pele or phlegmatic as Mayor Daley - but the No Games delegation of Martin Macias, Jr., Tom Tresser and Rhoda Whitehorse are in town, too!

We intend to deliver our message on behalf of the people of Chicago that we do not want the 2016 Olympics.

We got in town yesterday and spent the day getting our bearings and planning the work ahead. This is NOT a sightseeing trip and, like our trip to Lausanne, it's mostly about meeting the press, reaching out the IOC and its staff and updating the web site and communicating with you via this newsletter, Twitter and Facebook. We got about 5 hours sleep during the five days we were in Switzerland and this will be no different.

Wish us well. You can follow our progress on a special page we've created on our web site.

No Games Chicago is a diverse group of volunteers from all over Chicago who have worked on a wide variety of neighborhood projects, social justice and good government issues.

Our web site contains many resources for research and background on the impact of the Olympics on host cities. We have links to academic studies and articles from the local press of past host cities. Don't take our word that the Olympics bring disaster to host cities. Check it out for yourself.

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August 15, 2009

View from Tower Club 39th fl

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August 15, 2009

Church pic

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August 13, 2009

Beer tosser surrenders to police

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July 23, 2009

Dance! #whuffaoke #blogher #blogher09

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Afrobeat at summerdance

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July 18, 2009

Sign the petition: Help open travel to Cuba

Dear Mark,

At Orbitz we believe passionately in the power of travel to transform lives. And we believe that people should have the freedom to travel wherever they choose.

Americans today have the right to travel to any country in the world except Cuba. Recently, we launched OpenCuba.org, a campaign that gives people a way to petition U.S. leaders to end the 50-year Cuba travel ban and give all Americans the freedom to travel to Cuba.

159 Congressmen and 29 Senators recently sponsored the bipartisan Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act, which seeks to open up travel to Cuba for all U.S. citizens. The opportunity to end the 50-year ban hangs in the balance.
Be part of the movement to give Americans the right to travel wherever they choose by signing the petition.

The momentum behind this issue is growing. A recent Orbitz-Ipsos poll shows that 67% of Americans favor allowing all Americans to travel to Cuba.

Cuban American groups, such as the Cuban American Alliance and the Cuban American Commission for Family Rights, have endorsed OpenCuba.org. Our position on opening up travel to Cuba is aligned with that of Human Rights Watch.

Over 50,000 people have already signed the petition. Seize the moment and join us in urging U.S. leaders to give all Americans the freedom to travel to Cuba:

http://www.OpenCuba.org

We recognize that some of you may have different perspectives on this subject; however, our position on this is premised on two core beliefs:

People should have the freedom to travel where they choose
Travel -- and the resulting exchange of ideas between people from different countries -- can be a powerful force for positive change

Thank you for considering our request to join us on this issue.

Barney Harford
President & CEO, Orbitz Worldwide

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July 6, 2009

Whee! Slide

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He did this about a dozen times before I captured this.

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June 30, 2009

Nokia's N97 24/7 is coming your way

Nokia sponsored BarCamp coming to Chicago next month

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From: WomWorld <trial@womworld.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Subject: Nokia's N97 24/7 is coming your way
To:

Hi,

We're involved in a great project with the Nokia N97 guys, which is seeing a bunch of BarCamp events take place across the US, including one in Chicago which we hope you'll be able to come to! It's taking place on July 18th but hit this wiki

http://barcamp.org/Bar-Camp-Chicago?unlock=true for full details or just drop me an email if you have any more questions.

It's all based around the N97 and what it can do, so it should be a really fun way to find out more about the device, whilst meeting people and sharing opinions on technology and convergence

Speak soon,

Katie

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Update from No Games Chicago - We're in Copenhagen!

View from Tower Club 39th fl

Church pic

Beer tosser surrenders to police

Dance! #whuffaoke #blogher #blogher09

Sign the petition: Help open travel to Cuba

Whee! Slide

Nokia's N97 24/7 is coming your way

More Sox park

White Sox game